Correction to: Reprod Health (2021) 18:128 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01177-w

In the original publication of this article [1] the captions of figures 1 and 2 were identical. In this correction article the correct captions are published. The original article has been updated (Figs. 1, 2).

Fig. 1
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Legal age of consent and the age of marriage in the ten sub-Saharan African countries with fertility rates above 5.0

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Legal age of consent and the fertility rates of the ten sub-Saharan African countries with fertility rates above 5.0